LOS ANGELES – Lakers forward Anthony Davis left Sunday night’s 123-103 victory over the Toronto Raptors due to a left eye injury.

Davis went to the locker room midway through the third quarter after being hit in the face while blocking a dunk attempt by Toronto center Jakob Poeltl.

Davis used one hand to block Poeltl’s dunk attempt in the lane, but Poeltl’s free hand struck Davis in the face and eyes.

As the Lakers’ home crowd roared, Davis fell down in obvious pain, rocking back and forth on the ground with his hands on his face. He lay there for about a minute before getting up and walking to the Lakers’ locker room.

Sources told ESPN’s Dave McMenamin that Davis experienced swelling as a result of the contact, making it difficult to keep his left eye open. Davis will have the eye examined by an ophthalmologist on Monday as a “precautionary measure,” sources said.

Davis suffered a corneal abrasion in the same eye in March.

He left the arena Sunday without speaking to reporters.

“I just know he got poked in it,” Lakers coach JJ Redick said of Davis’ eye injury. “He was having trouble seeing. Obviously it takes a little bit of trauma to the eye, it takes some time to get your clear vision back. But other than that, no update.”

Jaxson Hayes took Davis’ spot in the Lakers’ rotation and quickly contributed three dunks and a layup as the Lakers took the lead.

“I thought Jaxson was great tonight,” Lakers guard Austin Reaves said after Hayes finished with 12 points and 6 rebounds. “Especially that third quarter, I thought he probably played one of his best games since he’s been here. Being active defensively, being a scorer, being a rebounder. I thought he did a lot of good things.”

Davis is off to an excellent start to the season, prompting early MVP talk for the nine-time All-Star. He had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks before getting hurt against the Raptors.

Davis entered the night leading the NBA in scoring with 32.4 points per game, along with 11.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists. He already has six 30-point games this season.

Davis missed Wednesday’s game at Memphis with a bruised left heel. The big man has a long history of injury problems, but last season he played a career-high 76 games.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.